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UP Science and Mathematics Majors Advocating Responsible Teaching, Quezon City (2026)

28/06/2026

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐃𝐑. 𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎 𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐎 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🎂

This day, 28th of June 2026, we celebrate the birthday of one of our national scientists, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗘𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼! 🎈

Dr. Domingo is a Filipino physician-scientist and a proud alumnus of the University of the Philippines Manila, where he finished his degree in Medicine. 🌻 He later pursued further training in gastroenterology and hepatology at Case Western Reserve University in the United States. 🇺🇸

Dr. Domingo is widely recognized because of his pioneering research on viral hepatitis, liver diseases, and schistosomiasis, which greatly contributed to the prevention of liver cancer in the Philippines, where he became known as 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘆’𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆. 👨🏻‍⚕️💊

In 2010, he was proclaimed a 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁, strengthening his name as one of the country’s premier scientists. 🎖️ Additionally, in 2013, he received the prestigious 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀𝗮𝘆 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 🏆 due to his groundbreaking advocacy for neonatal hepatitis B vaccination and his lifelong commitment to public health. Dr. Domingo was recognized for helping save millions of lives through policies and programs that expanded hepatits prevention and treatment in the Philippines. 🏥

The UP SMMART joins the Filipino scientific community in celebrating the birth of one of the Philippines’ 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝘆𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮! 🩺

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝘿𝙧. 𝙀𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤 𝘿𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙤! 🌟

23/06/2026

🔧💜 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐲 💜🔧

Today, we celebrate the women who continue to design, innovate, and build solutions that shape our world. From developing sustainable technologies to constructing the infrastructure that connects communities, women engineers play a vital role in advancing society through science, creativity, and determination.

As we commemorate International Women in Engineering Day, let us recognize the achievements of women in the field and continue advocating for greater representation, inclusivity, and opportunities in STEM. Their contributions inspire future generations to pursue their passions, challenge barriers, and create meaningful change.

We stand in support of empowering women and girls to explore, excel, and lead in engineering and other STEM disciplines.

✨𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦.✨

08/06/2026

🅆🄾🅁🄻🄳 🄾🄲🄴🄰🄽🅂 🄳🄰🅈

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Oceans cover more than 70% of our planet, providing food, livelihoods, climate regulation, and a home to countless species. Yet despite its immense value, our oceans continue to face threats from pollution, overexploitation, and climate change.

This World Oceans Day, let us remember that 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦. Through conscious choices and collective action, such as reducing plastic waste, practicing sustainable consumption, and supporting marine conservation efforts, we can help in protecting the future of our seas.

𝙊𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚.
𝙉𝙤𝙬, 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢.

19/05/2026

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐃𝐑. 𝐋𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐔𝐙 𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🎁

This day, 19th of May 2026, we celebrate the birthday of our National Scientist, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇! 🎉

Dr. Cruz is a Filipino biochemist, widely recognized because of her contributions to the biochemistry of toxic peptides from the venom of Conus marine snails, which were used as agents in studying the human brain, where she got her monicker as the 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗦𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀. ✨

Dr. Lourdes Cruz is a proud alumna of the University of the Philippines Diliman, where she finished her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry. 🌻 She later completed her master’s and doctorate degrees in Biochemistry at the University of Iowa in the United States.

In 2006, Dr. Cruz was proclaimed a 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁, solidifying her name as one of the countries’ premier scientists. Furthermore, in 2010, she was awarded the prestigious 𝗟’𝗢𝗿𝗲́𝗮𝗹-𝗨𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗖𝗢 𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 due to her discovery of conotoxins. She was recognized as the laureate for the Asia-Pacific Region by the aforementioned award-giving body. 🏆

The UP SMMART joins the Filipino scientific community in celebrating the birth of one of the Philippines’ 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝘆𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗸𝗮! ⚛️

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝘿𝙧. 𝙇𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙙𝙚𝙨 𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙯! 🎊

12/05/2026

𝐍𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 tell stories, 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 shape discoveries, and behind countless breakthroughs in mathematics are 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

This 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲, UP SMMART joins the global celebration of women who have contributed to the growth of mathematics, research, education, and innovation despite the barriers they have faced throughout history. Their work continues to open doors for future mathematicians, scientists, educators, and leaders around the world.

Featured in the photo are Mari-jo P. Ruiz, Maryam Mirzakhani, and Marian P. Roque (from left to right).

May this celebration remind us of the importance of creating spaces where women are empowered to learn, lead, discover, and thrive in mathematics and beyond.

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓘𝓷𝓽𝓮𝓻𝓷𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓪𝓵 𝓦𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓷 𝓲𝓷 𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓬𝓼 𝓓𝓪𝔂! ✖️➗➕➖✨

07/05/2026

𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐖𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐒 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐄 🚀

This first Thursday of May 2026, May 7th, we celebrate the wonders of space exploration, developments, and advancements in aerospace! 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 🛸

The UP SMMART joins the world, or the space rather 👀, in commemorating all historical quests in outer space that led to the discovery of what we initially thought was unknown. ⚫️

This Space Day, may our stars align and shine brightly like meteors’ colorful streaks of light, and may we have a firm presence like planets that captivate the eye, igniting appreciation, curiosity, and interest in studying astronomy to infinity and beyond! ☄️

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑺𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚! 🔭

01/05/2026

𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐖𝐀, 𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐆𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐖𝐀 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐆 ✊🏼

This day, 1st of May 2026, marks the 𝟭𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆! 💪🏼

We dedicate this day to celebrate and honor the power, contributions, and hard work of Filipino workers in the different sectors of the society and their key role in the development of the country. 🇵🇭

Taun-taon nating ginugunita at sinasaludohan ang mga manggagawang Pilipino sa natatanging araw na ito, at ito rin ang nagsisilbing palatandaan na marapat magkaroon ng isang 𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁-𝗱𝗮𝗽𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼, 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘂𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗼, 𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘆𝗼 para sa kanila tungo sa isang mas marangyang pamumuhay sa lipunang ating ginagalawan. 🌏

Nawa’y magsilbing sagisag ang Mayo Uno na 𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙜𝙖 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙖𝙮 𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙬𝙖 𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙜. They deserve better, we all deserve better, and we all have the right to fight for what we deserve. ‼️

Nakikiisa ang kalipunan ng mga g**o ng bayan sa hinaharap mula sa UP SMMART sa malawakang kilusan at paglaban ng mga manggagawa sa pag-abot ng mas makataong pagtrato sa mga manggagawang Pilipino! 🇵🇭

𝑴𝒂𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒑𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒂𝒏𝒈 𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒐 𝑼𝒏𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒂 𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒕! 🫡

30/04/2026

𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐃𝐑. 𝐂𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐀 𝐏𝐀𝐃𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐀 𝐃𝐀𝐘! ❤️

This day, the 30th of April, we celebrate the birthday of our National Scientist, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮! 🎉

Dr. Padilla is a 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻 who is a proud alumna of the University of the Philippines Manila, where she finished her 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 in 1981 and 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 in 2005. 🎓

One of her renowned contributions in the field of clinical genetics is being an advocate of the 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 for detecting genetic disorders. She conducted multiple studies to find out how often certain conditions appear in newborns and whether a nationwide screening program would be more efficient. These researches’ findings helped lead to the passage of 𝗥𝗔 𝟵𝟮𝟴𝟴, or the 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟰. 👶 She is also the founding president of the 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 and served as the 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗿 of her alma mater, the University of the Philippines Manila, from 2014 to 2023, and continues to teach at the same institution as a Professor Emeritus in the College of Medicine. 👩‍🏫

She also played a key role in advancing genomics in the Philippines by helping establish the 𝗨𝗣 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (𝗨𝗣 𝗣𝗚𝗖), which brings together different fields to improve health testing, treatments, forensic work, and even crop development. She served as its 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 from 2011 to 2016, guiding its growth into an institution that later supported the government’s public health response during the COVID-19 pandemic. 🏥

In 2023, she was conferred the 𝗢𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 🏅, the highest recognition for a scientist in the Philippines, which recognized her outstanding contributions in medicine and clinical genetics, especially in the Philippine context!

Here’s to celebrating the birth of a 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗦𝗶𝘆𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮, who embodied the true essence of being an 𝗔𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗱 𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗮! 🥂

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮, 𝘿𝙧. 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙖 𝙋𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙖! 🎁

References:

Mendoza, D. (2018). Screening the new born, starting a healthy new life. Sunstar Publishing Inc. https://www.sunstar.com.ph/amp/story/manila/feature/screening-the-new-born-starting-a-healthy-new-life

UP System Media and Communications Office. (2023). UPM’s Dr. Carmencita Padilla conferred the Order of National Scientist. University of the Philippines. https://up.edu.ph/upms-dr-carmencita-padilla-conferred-the-order-of-national-scientist/

25/04/2026

“𝙈𝙮 𝘿𝙉𝘼 𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙—𝙞𝙩 𝙨𝙖𝙮𝙨 𝙄’𝙢 𝙖𝙬𝙚𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚!” 🤩

This day, 25th of April 2026, we celebrate the 𝗗𝗡𝗔 𝗗𝗮𝘆! A tribute to the very code that makes each of us uniquely who we are. 🌱

This day commemorates the discovery of the DNA’s double helix structure by scientists, James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, and Rosalind Franklin. The day also covers the celebration of the completion of the 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 in 2003, whose goal is to successfully determine the sequence of nucleotide base pairs that make up the human DNA and identify all human genes. 🧬

These scientific milestones have transformed the world, shaping modern medicine, advancing scientific breakthroughs, and giving us deeper understanding of life itself. Its impact continues to touch countless lives, from improving healthcare to unlocking the mysteries of genetics. 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬

As we solemnize the discovery and exploration of DNA, it is a reminder that no two lives are exactly alike, and that in our differences, there is beauty worth cherishing. ✨

Here’s to celebrating life, embracing our uniqueness, and recognizing the science that brings us closer to understanding who we truly are! 👧👦

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝘿𝙉𝘼 𝘿𝙖𝙮! 💟

Reference:
Little, L. (2023, May). The double helix and the Human Genome Project: DNA Day 2023. Front Line Genomics. https://frontlinegenomics.com/the-double-helix-and-the-human-genome-project-dna-day-2023/

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𝙃𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙔 𝙀𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙃 𝘿𝘼𝙔! 🌏🌱🍃🌊🔥

Earth Day reminds us that caring for our planet is not a one-day commitment, but a lifelong responsibility that calls for awareness, action, and accountability.

As future educators and advocates, UP SMMART stands firm in promoting science and mathematics as powerful tools for understanding environmental challenges and shaping sustainable solutions. From rising global temperatures to everyday waste practices, the realities we face demand informed minds and responsible teaching.

Earth does not need perfection, rather it needs participation. In small choices and collective efforts, we create impact.

Let us continue to learn, teach, and act for the planet we all share.

UP Science and Mathematics Majors Advocating Responsible Teaching

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